The Nobel season opens with the medicine prize announcement, with the peace and literature awards both tipped to be coloured by the Arab Spring.
Captain Brian O’Driscoll scored an early second-half try that broke open a tight tussle to help Ireland to a 36-6 victory over Italy on Sunday.
Desmond Tutu turns 80 on Friday with celebrations overshadowed by his government’s dithering on whether to allow the Dalai Lama to visit.
The government has not created the right climate to achieve the targets of the new growth path economic strategy, says the Bureau of Market Research.
Police National Commissioner General Bheki Cele is not going to leave the SAPS until his "job is done", he said in an interview.
Wales ran in nine tries to beat a lacklustre Fiji 66-0 and ease into the World Cup quarterfinals on Sunday.
Texas Governor Rick Perry expressed fresh doubt on Saturday about whether humans are causing climate change.
Venezuela’s President Hugo Chávez has reiterated his support for ousted Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and embattled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
The high profile of faith-based politicians such as Michele Bachmann and Rick Perry masks a steady growth in secularism.
The Twitter account of Thailand’s new prime minister was hacked on Sunday by someone posting criticism of her policies.